Village · Piyong, Lohit
# Piyong Village

Piyong Village is a village in Piyong sub-district of Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 242 people in 50 households, the 17th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 24.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.9%.
- 242 people (2011)
- 50 households
- 24.2% literacy
- 704 females per 1,000 males

## Piyong Village PIN code and other codes

Piyong Village falls in Piyong sub-district, Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Namsai
- Census village code 266581

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Piyong Village from nearby towns?
- Namsai (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Tezu (district HQ) 200 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Piyong Village?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Piyong Village; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● All-weather road In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Namsai
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tezu
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Roing
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Piyong Village known for?

The main crops are paddy, mustard seed and maize. Products made here include bamboo product.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Piyong Village

Of every 100 households in Piyong Village in 2011, 11 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Piyong Village · ■ Piyong rural average
- Electricity for lighting 11% 35%
- Toilet within the home 54% 49%
- No toilet (open defecation) 46% 46%
- Tap water 2% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 65% 49%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 95%
- Use banking services 2% 14%
- Television 6% 19%
- Mobile phone 26% 22%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 59% 34%
- Own their home 78% 71%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Piyong Village?

■ Piyong Village · ■ Piyong rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 24.2% 49.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 704 925
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 500 985
- Working population 52.1% 42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 33.3% for men and 12.5% for women. 45% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 31 (25%) · ■ Farm labourers 30 (24%) · ■ Marginal 65 (52%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Piyong
- Piyong Kachari Vill. 328 people
- Wagen Pathar No.II 325 people
- Phaneng 289 people
- Wingseng Nonwtaw II 244 people
- Lekang Khamti 234 people
- Mengkeng Khamti 230 people
- Wagon Pathar IV 201 people
- Wagon Pather III 181 people

All 27 villages in Piyong

## Quick answers
- How far is Piyong Village from Tezu? 200 km by road
- What is the population of Piyong Village? 242 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Piyong Village in? Lohit district (Piyong sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Piyong Village? 24.2% (Census 2011)

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